I have had numerous opportunities this spring to see and capture Killdeer. They are a large Plover that are found in the Americas and their call sounds something like their name. There is a family of them that were nesting fairly close to a small pond in a ranch's field that I would pass by on while riding my bike so I could see them pretty reliably. The 3 young chicks were out by the water's edge getting drinks recently and I was able to capture them fairly close together.
Killdeer are neat birds. The way mum acts out a broken wing if someone gets too close to the nest is nuique
ReplyDeleteIt is. I have pictures of that from another sighting in a parking lot I think.
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